A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... ships . The ships of the Royal Navy were administratively divided into six rates , according to size and armament . The first three rates were deemed suitable for the line of battle . British ships were usually built a little smaller ...
... ships . The ships of the Royal Navy were administratively divided into six rates , according to size and armament . The first three rates were deemed suitable for the line of battle . British ships were usually built a little smaller ...
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... ship - design taken by the British Admiralty . However , admiration for captured French ships was such that there was a tendency for their faults to be copied as well as their virtues . Gabriel Snod- grass , surveyor to the Honourable ...
... ship - design taken by the British Admiralty . However , admiration for captured French ships was such that there was a tendency for their faults to be copied as well as their virtues . Gabriel Snod- grass , surveyor to the Honourable ...
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... ships Glatton and Devastation , both launched in 1871 , each had one mast for signalling - purposes only ; but until the turn of the century the Navy had use for some sailing - ships on foreign stations . VIII . THE CLIPPER SHIP The ...
... ships Glatton and Devastation , both launched in 1871 , each had one mast for signalling - purposes only ; but until the turn of the century the Navy had use for some sailing - ships on foreign stations . VIII . THE CLIPPER SHIP The ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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